Injury notes: Kopitar, Poti, Ennis, Meszaros and Briere

9:55 AM: David Pagnotta via twitter: Kristian Huselius announced on AIK’s website…

Gerbe had back surgery … Mezsaros back skating … Schneider, Duchene may be heading home … Letang to SKA

Steve Vesey of WIVB: (hat tip to Dobber for link) Sabres forward Nathan…

Filppula hurts knee … Sheahan arrested … Meszaros skating … Prohorkin’s contract invalid … Gervais heading to Germany

Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Red Wings Valtteri Filppula…

Kovalachuk isn’t ruling out staying in Russia … Alfie unsure on future … McKenzie’s Calder thoughts … Rask’s groin injury

Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Ilya Kovalchuk has joined Alex Ovechkin in saying…

Meszaros tears Achilles tendon, out 6-8 months … Options for Flyers

Sarah Baicker of CSN Philly: Flyers defenseman Andrej Meszaros underwent surgery to…

Morning notes on Rick Nash and Shea Weber

Darren Dreger via twitter: Trade discussions between the Rangers and Blue Jackets…

Silence from the Predators on Weber … Could they be thinking of a trade with the Flyers?

Jim Diamond of the Examiner: The Predators have not said a word…

Players who have taken the most elbowing penalties: 2011-12 NHL Season

There were 107 elbowing penalties called in the NHL this past season,…

Afternoon notes: Devils, Flyers, Blues, Predators and Stars

Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Ponikarovsky-Zajac-Kovalchuk; Parise-Elias-Clarkson; Sykora-Henrique-Zubrus; Carter-Gionta-Bernier. Randy Miller…

Radulov on plane for U.S. … Gomez expects to be bought out … Meszaros out 6-8 weeks … Thornton signs extension … Flames getting healthy

Alexander Radulov via twitter: Radulov tweeted (and included a photo) that he’s…

Crosby could return on Sunday … Injury notes involving the Flyers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Lightning and Flames

Jimmy Murphy via twitter: Penguins captain Sidney Crosby hinted that he could…

Lightning will likely turn to Schneider … Injury notes: Parise, Kindl, Howard, Timonen, Meszaros, Bogosian, Comeau and Downie

Damian Cristodero of the Tampa Bay Times: Since the Lightning weren’t interested…